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Political science fiction writer. Proud to be a Californian. Resist. https://linktr.ee/oiralire they/them
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submitted 1 day ago • 43 comments

From United Humanists on FB

submitted 1 day ago • 806 comments

The stock market is going down like Donald Trump’s approval ratings. It’s like we warned this would happen.

submitted 1 day ago • 91 comments

Friendly reminder that the People are sovereign, not the Government. The Government merely acts on our behalf. They don't have any legitimacy except the legitimacy we give them. Just sayin'...

submitted 7 hours ago • 0 comments

"People speak of hope as if it is this delicate, ephemeral thing made of whispers and spider's webs. It's not. "Hope has dirt on her face, blood on her knuckles, the grit of the cobblestones in her hair, and just spat out a tooth as she rises for another go." —@crowsfault on X

submitted 7 days ago • 6 comments

The top Social Security official stepped down after Elon Musk’s team sought access to the agency’s sensitive data about millions of Americans.

submitted 5 days ago • 86 comments

If you could clone yourself several times, what would your SUCCESSFUL selves be doing? We'd be a forester, a climbing arborist, a psychologist, a linguist, a goth DJ, a lead pyrotechnician, a horticulturist, a wildlife photographer, an animal behaviourist, and an artist drawing weird, spooky deer.

submitted 6 days ago • 20 comments

FDR more like FDRawr. Amirite? #PresidentsDay

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

I don’t understand why we are having all these negotiations with proxies in Saudi Arabia in mid-Feb when Trump said he was going to get Putin & Z in a room and have a deal done in 24 hours. It’s almost like he’s a bullshitter?

submitted 5 days ago • 295 comments

NEW: Trump’s FEMA administrator just sent out an email ordering all employees to stop sending things to the media without prior authorization. It was immediately sent to me by a FEMA employee without prior authorization to share with you.

submitted 5 days ago • 386 comments

⚡️Ukraine 'progresses meaningfully' in talks on foreign troop presence, Zelensky says. Zelensky described the development as a concrete step beyond diplomatic discussions, signalling a shift toward tangible international security cooperation.

submitted 5 days ago • 8 comments

Happy Presidents 1-44+46 Day!

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Opossum eats whole Costco chocolate cake; fans have big feelings: ‘Me too girl’ www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...

submitted 6 days ago • 4 comments

First the Super Bowl. Now the Daytona 500. He's not a real president -- he just plays one on TV. And it's costing the American people TENS OF MILLIONS in extra, unnecessary, wasteful spending. Maybe THAT is what "DOGE" should be cutting?

submitted 6 days ago • 229 comments

Tired: Goat yoga. Wired: Opossum yoga. Yes, you read that correctly. Yoga with friendly opossums is an actual thing in Indiana. Check out the photos for a small dose of joy. ‘Poses with ‘Possums’ offers chance to move, connect with nature and raise awareness www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/21/p...

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

This is what is known as a "fantastic fucking cover" of a "terrifically terrifying song" about "DEATH".

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Really important distinction that I feel is important to be able to make if you're an ally. JS. Totally not talking about someone specific.

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